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The film [[Film premiere|premiered]] at the Mon Premier Festival on October 19, 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=Mon Premier Festival programme|url=http://www.monpremierfestival.org/fr/programmes/ouverture2016.html|accessdate=5 October 2016|publisher=Mon Premier Festival}}</ref> and was released in France, |
The film [[Film premiere|premiered]] at the Mon Premier Festival on October 19, 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=Mon Premier Festival programme|url=http://www.monpremierfestival.org/fr/programmes/ouverture2016.html|accessdate=5 October 2016|publisher=Mon Premier Festival}}</ref> and was released in France, and the UK in December 2016. [[The Weinstein Company]] acquired U.S rights to the film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/ballerina-weinstein-co-cannes-elle-fanning-carly-rae-jepsen-1201772057/|title=Cannes: Weinstein Co. Acquires U.S. Rights to Gaumont’s Animated Film ‘Ballerina’ (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Ramin|last=Seetoodeh|date=11 May 2016|accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Billington|first1=Alex|title=UK Trailer for French animated film 'Ballerina'|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/uk-trailer-for-french-animated-film-ballerina-featuring-elle-fanning/|accessdate=5 October 2016|publisher=FirstShowing.net|date=4 October 2016}}</ref> |
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| Cinematography | Jericca Cleland |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[1] |
Ballerina is a 2016 English-language French-Canadian 3D computer-animated musical fantasy adventure film co-directed by Eric Summer and Éric Warin. The screenplay is written by Summer, Carol Noble and Laurent Zeitoun, with music by Klaus Badelt. The film stars the voices of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Synopsis
Set in 1879, Félicie (Elle Fanning), a poor orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina, but lacks any formal training, runs away from her orphanage in rural Brittany and goes to Paris accompanied by her friend, a young inventor, Victor (Dane DeHaan), but they soon become separated, as Victor join's Gustave Eiffel's workshop. Félicie gets a chance to audition for the celebrated dance school of the Paris Opera by briefly assuming the identity of the ruthless and bratty Camille (Maddie Ziegler). Félicie finds her training, and making friends at the ballet school among her fellow-students, to be very difficult. With no technique but great energy and determination, Félicie makes progress, enlisting the help of the mysterious caretaker at the Paris Opera, Odette (Carly Rae Jepsen), and Victor, help her to face many failures and challenges. Merante (Terrence Scammell), the school's exacting choreographer, eliminates the worst dancer in each class, so the pressure is great for Félicie to improve quickly. She has the courage to follow her passion and works hard to turn her dreams into reality.[2][3]
Voice cast
- Elle Fanning as Félicie Milliner, an eleven-year-old orphan girl with dreams of becoming a ballerina
- Dane DeHaan as Victor, an aspiring young inventor and Félicie's best friend
- Maddie Ziegler as Camille, Félicie's arrogant rival at the ballet school
- Carly Rae Jepsen as Odette
- Terrence Scammell as Merante
There is also a French language version of the film, with the voices of Camille Cottin as Félicie and Malik Bentalha as Victor, that premiered in France on December 14, 2016.[4]
Production
The film was produced in Montreal, Canada.[5] The filmmakers used key frame animation of Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard, two star dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet, to translate realistic dance choreography to the animated film.[6] Dupont became the de facto choreographer of the film's dance sequences.[4]
Release
The film premiered at the Mon Premier Festival on October 19, 2016[7] and was released in France, and the UK in December 2016. The Weinstein Company acquired U.S rights to the film,[8][9]
Reception
Melissa Stewart of Insights magazine of Australia called the film "a heart-warming adventure. ... With the animation capturing the elegance of ballet, it is hard not to be mesmerised by the pirouettes and grand jetés. ... [Félicie's] journey will resonate with for anyone who has experienced the sting of failure and trying to figure out how to bounce back. All of this occurs while humour is trickled throughout the movie making it enjoyable for kids and parents alike. ... [T]he themes of fighting for your passion and dreams is timeless."[10] Mike McCahill of The Guardian wrote: "It's attentively, attractively designed – with a real eye for the light hitting the buildings of a city under construction – but a shade more Black Swan in its DNA might have made the happy ending less inevitable and its pep less repetitive."[11]
References
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (14 May 2013). "'Ballerina': Quad, Gaumont Dance Pas de Deux". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Heimbrod, Camille (5 October 2016). "Maddie Ziegler's Animated Movie Ballerina Gets Christmas Release Date". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Wiest, Brianna (6 October 2016). "Maddie Ziegler and Elle Fanning's New Ballerina Movie Trailer Is Here". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b Benamon, Sophie. "Ballerina, ou comment monter un dessin animé historique qui s'émancipe des clichés", L'Express, December 14, 2016
- ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (11 May 2016). "Weinstein Co. acquires U.S. rights to Gaumont's animated film 'Ballerina'". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Tanya. "Gaumont's Ballerina Bringing Ballet's Etoiles to the Big Screen", Voices.com, December 6, 2016
- ^ "Mon Premier Festival programme". Mon Premier Festival. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Seetoodeh, Ramin (11 May 2016). "Cannes: Weinstein Co. Acquires U.S. Rights to Gaumont's Animated Film 'Ballerina' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Billington, Alex (4 October 2016). "UK Trailer for French animated film 'Ballerina'". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Stewart, Melissa. "The choreography of dreams", Insights, Uniting Church in Australia, December 12, 2016
- ^ McCahill, Mike. "Ballerina review – pleasantly pirouetting 'toon", The Guardian, December 15, 2016
